# 2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Wulbrun, played home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado as members of the Summit League.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2023–24 17–17, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in seventh place. In the Summit League tournament, Denver defeated Kansas City in the quarterfinals and Omaha in the semifinals, before losing to South Dakota State in their first-ever Summit League championship game appearance.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Stanford | L 62−85 | 0−1 | Maples Pavilion (2,286) Palo Alto, CA |
| November 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Summit League Network | | Western Colorado | W 97–80 | 1–1 | Hamilton Gymnasium (702) Denver, CO |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | L 65–74 | 1–2 | Moby Arena (4,000) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Colorado Christian | W 86−63 | 2−2 | Hamilton Gymnasium (542) Denver, CO |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN | | Montana State | W 79−78 | 3−2 | Hamilton Gymnasium (851) Denver, CO |
| November 24, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana Montana MTE | L 73−83 | 3−3 | Dahlberg Arena (2,456) Missoula, MT |
| November 25, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Cal State Northridge Montana MTE | L 60–89 | 3–4 | Dahlberg Arena (109) Missoula, MT |
| November 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Utah Tech Montana MTE | L 54–68 | 3–5 | Dahlberg Arena (102) Missoula, MT |
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 90–101 $^{2OT}$ | 3–6 | Chiles Center (1,049) Portland, OR |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Sacramento State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 80–59 | 4–6 | Hamilton Gymnasium (422) Denver, CO |
| December 7, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 68–67 | 5–6 | Viking Pavilion (652) Portland, OR |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Colorado–Colorado Springs | W 94–87 | 6–6 | Hamilton Gymnasium (549) Denver, CO |
| December 15, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 59–74 | 6–7 | Titan Gym (405) Fullerton, CA |
| December 17, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | L 94–95 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,432) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SLN | | Northern Colorado | L 75–82 | 6–9 | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,148) Denver, CO |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at South Dakota State | L 70–91 | 6–10 (0–1) | First Bank & Trust Arena (1,925) Brookings, SD |
| January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota | L 84–91 | 6–11 (0–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,508) Vermillion, SD |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota | L 70–95 | 6–12 (0–3) | Hamilton Gymnasium (698) Denver, CO |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota State | L 50–69 | 6–13 (0–4) | Hamilton Gymnasium (954) Denver, CO |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Omaha | L 62–80 | 6–14 (0–5) | Hamilton Gymnasium (527) Denver, CO |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 62–74 | 6–15 (0–6) | Schoenecker Arena (1,694) St. Paul, MN |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at Oral Roberts | W 70–68 | 7–15 (1–6) | Mabee Center (2,264) Tulsa, OK |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Kansas City | W 69–68 | 8–15 (2–6) | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,014) Denver, CO |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at Omaha | L 69–78 | 8–16 (2–7) | Baxter Arena (3,356) Omaha, NE |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota | L 79–86 | 8–17 (2–8) | Hamilton Gymnasium (794) Denver, CO |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SLN | | St. Thomas | L 76–79 | 8–18 (2–9) | Hamilton Gymnasium (977) Denver, CO |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota | W 68–64 | 9–18 (3–9) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,814) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 84–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–19 (3–10) | Scheels Center (1,993) Fargo, ND |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 71–60 | 10–19 (4–10) | Hamilton Gymnasium (605) Denver, CO |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at Kansas City | L 56–64 | 10–20 (4–11) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,034) Kansas City, MO |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota State | W 78–62 | 11–20 (5–11) | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,165) Denver, CO |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN | (7) | vs. (2) St. Thomas Quarterfinals | L 62–80 | 11–21 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,814) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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